Folding receptacle.



JOHN M. GAEBER, GEORGE E. WOODS, AND HERMAN S. JACOBSON, 0F PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSTGNOBS TO @IHE COLLAPSIBLE METALLIC BOX COMPANY, OF PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA, A CORPORATION OF DELAWARE.

FOLDING RECEPTACLE."

Specification of Letters Iatent.

Patented Feb. 16, 1915.

T0 all (U/1.0717. it may concern:

.Be it known that we, JOHN M. GARBER, GEORGE E. VVooos, and HERMAN S. JACOB- sox, citizens of the United States of America, residing at Pittsburgh, in the county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Folding Receptacles, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to folding receptacles, and has for its, object to provide a receptacle of such class, in a manner as hereinafter set forth, capable of being folded in a compact manner when occasion so requires.

A further object of the invention is to provide, ina manner as hereinafter set forth, a foldable receptacle including a hinged top and bottom, each of which is capable of folding against a side wall of.

the receptacle when the body portion of the receptacle is folded or knocked down. A further object of the invention is to provide, in a manner as hereinafter set forth. a foldable receptacle including a hinged top and bottom and further including means follocking the top and bottom to the side walls of the body portion of the receptacle when the latter is set up.

.\ further object of the invention is to provide. in a manner as hereinafter set forth. a foldable receptacle including a hin ed reinforced top and'bottom capable of fblding against the sides of the body portion ofrthe receptacle when the latter is knocked down and further capable of being connected to the sides of the body portion to prevent the top and bottom from swinging outwardly when the body portion of the receptacle is knocked down.

Further objects of the invention are to provide a foldable receptacle which is simple in its construction and arrangement, unusually strong, durable, efiicient in its use, readily set up and folded and inexpensive to manufacture.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, the invention consists of the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts as hereinafter more specifically described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings wherein is shown an embodiment and Fig. 5 is a section on line XX. Fig.

4 looking in the direction of the arrows.

Preferably a receptacle in accordance with this invention is constructed of suitable metallic materiahbut it is to be understood that any desirable or suitable material can.

be used when constructing the receptacle.

Referring to the drawings in detail, 6 denotes the bottom of the receptacle. which is corrugated to provide reinforcing ribs 7, 8. and 9 denotes a. top, which is corrugated to provide reinforcing ribs 10, 11 and 12. The corrugations of the bottom 8 and top 9 to provide the reinforcing ribs, may be set up in a different manner than that as shown. The front longitudinal edge of the bottom 6 is bent upon itself to provide a series of spaced barrels 13. and the rear longitudinal edge is bent upon itself to provide a series of spaced barrels 14. The front longitudinal edge of the top 9 is bent upon itsclfto form av series of spaced barrels 15, and the rear longitudinal edge of the top 9 is bent upon itself :to form a series of spaced barrels 16.

The front wall of the receptacle is indicated by the reference character 17. and the rear wall by the reference character 18. The front and rear walls 17 and 18 are corrugated to provide reinforcing ribs as indicated by the reference characters 20,- 21. The top edge of the front wall 17 is bent upon itself to form spaced barrels 22 between which are interposed the barrels 15 of the top 9 when the receptacle is set up, and the bottom edge of the front wall 17 is bent upon itself to form spaced barrels 23 between which is interposed the barrels 13 of the bottom 6. The top edge of the rear wall 18 is bent upon itself to provide spaced barrels 24 between which is interposed barrels 16 of the top 9,

and the lower edge of the rear wall 18 is bent upon itself, to provide spaced barrels 25 between which is interposed the barrels 14 of the bottom 6'. p p

()ne oft'heend'walls of the receptacle is indicated by the reference character 26, while the other is designated by the reference character 27. Each of the end Walls 26, 27 is corrugated to provide reinforcing ribs 2%, 29. The wall 26 has the front vertical edge thereof provided with spaced barrelsfll) which are interposedbetween the barrels 31, formed on one end of the front wall '1 T. the latter having its other end provided with barrels which are interposed I between l, arr'els 213 formed on the front ver tical edge of the wall 2?. The rear Wall 18 has one of its end edges provided with barrels '34-, which are interposed between the barrels -35, formed on the rear-vertical edge of thewall flT, and the said wall 18 has its other end edge formed with barrels 36 whichare interposed between the barrels 37 formed on the rear vertical edge of the wall 26. The upper and'lower edges of each of the end walls 26,27 is formed with an out wardly disposed reinforcing bead 38.

The pivot rods 39 are employed for con necting'the barrels 30, 31 together, barrels 52 and 33"together, barrelsB and 35 togetherahdbarrels 3G and 37 together, tinder such conditions the end walls are hinged to the. front and rear walls, the hinged connections being permanent. A pivot rod is em 'iloyed for connecting the barrels 14 and together whereby the rear of the bottom 6 is permanently connected to the lower portion of the rear wall 18, and a pivot rod 41 is employed for connecting the barrels 15 and 2; together thereby providing-a permanent hinged connection between the front of the top 5) and the upper portion of the front wall 17. p

The barrels 16 at the rear of the top 9- are detachably connected to the barrels 24 through the medium of a removable pivot rod 42, the latter having-a projecting apertured end 43 to enable the connecting of a seal 44 to said end 43. lVhen the pivot rod 4:2 is removed from the barrels 16 'and 24;, the top can be folded against the outer face of. the front wall lT'and the barrels 16 be interposedbetween the barrels 23 and then connected thereto by the rod l2. The barrels 13 and 23 are detachably connected by a removable pivot rod -15 having a projecting apertured end 16, for the reception of a seal 47. By the employment of the rod 45, the front of the bottom 6 is detachably connected to the lower portion of the front wall 17, and when released the bottom can be folded against theouter face of the rear wall 18 and the barrels ll positioned between the barrels 24c and detachably connected thereto by the pivot rod l5.

\ The removable pivot rods are not only employed for connecting the top and bottom in positionfbut also maintain the body portion of the receptacle, said body portion consisting of the front, rear and end walls, in an upright position.

\Vhat we claim is A foldable receptacle comprising a body consisting of rectangular front, rear and end walls and a rectangular top and bottom, the front and rear walls being permanently hinged at opposite ends to the top and bottom, and the front and rear walls of the top and bottom being each provided with a substantially rectangular offset, se1ni-cylindrical in cross-section and forming a continuous reinforce on the inner and outer faces thereof, the front and rear walls and top and bottom being further provided with radiall \"-disposed reinforcing oil-sets disposed,

JOHN M. GARBER. GEORGE E. \VOODS. HERMAN S. JACOBSON.

Witnesses:

MAX H. SRoLovrrz, I [ARRY W. Jones. 

